Collingwood's Durham drink to victory as county game values its roots
Paul Collingwood's Durham side won a grand game against Lancashire at Southport - and loved it so much that when the match was over they did not want to leave
Paul Collingwood's Durham side won a grand game against Lancashire at Southport - and loved it so much that when the match was over they did not want to leave
BA Stokes run out 36 (86m 43b 0x4 3x6) SR: 83.72
Its image as an establishment game fits uncomfortably with the impulse to spread T20 cricket to a wider audience. Meanwhile, it needs to become relevant to as many people as possible
Paul Collingwood's Durham side won a grand game against Lancashire at Southport - and loved it so much that when the match was over they did not want to leave
To appreciate the full perfection of this day's cricket, it may be useful, just for a moment please, to recall this ground in December: the grass is tussocky and barely green at all; the outfield is marked out for junior football games
Lancashire fought back in the evening after conceding an 87-run lead to Durham, thanks to fifties from Scott Borthwick and Paul Collingwood
Had James Anderson's stress fracture healed a trifle more quickly, he would have been playing against Pakistan in the Test match at Lord's